By Danita Blackwood Thinking about your health? You might listen to David Carr, M.D., the clinical director for the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science for Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Carr has reviewed thousands of medical studies in his practice and has some positive news about healthy aging: we can [...]
From Breeze Park’s St. Charles campus, it’s a short drive to all kinds of places, including the Missouri Botanical Garden. Click below to see images of some Breeze Park residents enjoying a lovely summer day in the city.
For retired schoolteacher Pamela Winslow, Meridian Village has become a family tradition. “My mother was one of the first ones to move to the community,” Pamela says. “She’s going on her 15th year here. So my family has watched Meridian grow — many is the time my husband and I came here to have dinner [...]
When the Bluffs Singers take the stage, the choir group just wouldn’t sound the same without the Spiller family. Both wearing white shirts with black slacks, Elinor sits in front of the Bluffers as the pianist, while Earl stands in the back row with his fellow baritones. It’s become a tradition for the couple. “We’ve [...]
In 2006, Walt Disney Pictures released “Glory Days”, a film based on the events leading up to the 1966 NCAA Men’s Basketball championship. That game saw an all-African American team (Texas Western College) win out over an all-Caucasian team (University of Kentucky) – a historic first. Watching that film, retired NCAA referee Thornton Jenkins can [...]
Earlier this year, Lindbergh High School hosted its first-ever “History Alive” program — a three-hour open forum that gave students a chance to interact one-on-one with veterans who served during World War II. And a number of retired servicemen from Laclede Groves were on hand to offer their unique perspectives on a moment in American [...]
“My wife Shirley and I have lived in this area our whole lives,” says Gerry Hentschke, a retired chemical engineer. “Bellefontaine Neighbors, Black Jack, and now Hidden Lake.” But wherever Gerry and Shirley’s journey has taken them in North County, Gerry has brought along his prized geraniums. “I’ve been raising them for years,” he says. [...]
It’s been nearly seven decades since D-Day. As the years pass, first-hand accounts of the day that changed the course of history are becoming rare. But the events of June 6, 1944, are still fresh for Heisinger Bluffs resident Robert “Dusty” Rhoads. He was on one of more than 5,000 ships supporting the 4,000 ship-to-shore [...]
Retired music teacher Judy Stack has a secret. “I’ve had a lot of students over the years, and some have gone on to some success in music,” she says; however, her most famous pupil went on to international fame as an opera singer, performing alongside Placido Domingo. “I don’t want to name names,” she says. [...]
After 32 years working for the Post Office, Dale Diller has every right to enjoy putting his feet up. “I was a letter carrier for 18 years,” he says, enjoying his easy chair and ottoman in the front room of his patio home at Breeze Park. “After that, I was a supervisor for the rest [...]
